The best and worst airport in the world

IF YOU can avoid it, try not to end up in these places for extended amounts of time. The lack of facilities in these airports will shock you.

Planes scheduled to land at Cairns Domestic Airport were diverted to Townsville after an instrument failed in Cairns. Tired passengers wait to catch planes after being delayed for hours.

VERY few of us enjoying being stuck in the airport because our plane has been delayed or worse, cancelled.

But if you’re planning on travelling soon, you might want to avoid the airports that are considered the worst of the worst.

SleepinginAirports.net, a popular website about airports and the people who sleep in them, has released its annual ranking of the world’s worst airports.

This year, Nigeria’s Port Harcourt International Airport has been given the title of the worst airport in the world.

Port Harcourt Airport is not the nicest place to experience a delay. (Photo: Instagram ur4ela)

The travel study surveyed over 26,000 international flyers.

Travellers were asked to rate their experience on factors such as the airport’s services and facilities, terminal cleanliness, customer service and comfort.

Travellers who actually slept in the airport were also able to rate the terminal on its “sleepability”.

Nigeria’s Port Harcourt, which is located in Omagwa, a suburb of Port Harcourt City in Rivers State, took the top worst spot due to its lack of seating, unhelpful staff, consistently broken air-conditioning and allegedly corrupt staff.

But if you happen to be flying through the Omagwa hub, don’t despair.

“The good news is that some areas of the terminal have been recently renovated, meaning you can expect actual walls, floors and windows,” says the website.

In SleepinginAirports’ ranking of the best airports in the world, Singapore’s Changi International Airport took out the top spot.

South Korea’s Seoul Incheon International Airport and Japan’s Tokyo Haneda International Airport were ranked second and third respectively.

The only Australian airport to make the list was Adelaide International Airport in the 29th spot.

The website also broke down the best and worst airports by regions.

New Zealand’s Wellington Wellington International Airport took out the number one position in the best of the South Pacific list, while Sydney International Airport took out the 7th spot.

When it comes to sleeping in airports, Singapore’s Changi International Airport was ranked number one.

Here’s the list:

WORST AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD, 2015

1. Port Harcourt International Airport (Nigeria)

2. King Abdulaziz International Airport (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)

3. Tribhuvan International Airport (Kathmandu, Nepal)

4. Tashkent International Airport (Uzbekistan)

5. Simon Bolivar International Airport (Caracas, Venezuela)

6. Toussaint Louverture International Airport (Port au Prince, Haiti)

7. Hamid Karzai International Airport (Kabul, Afghanistan)

8. Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)

9. Benazir Bhutto International Airport (Islamabad, Pakistan)

10. Beauvais-Tille International Airport (Paris)

Paris Beauvais’ airport — this is not how travellers imagined Paris.

BEST AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD, 2015

1. Singapore Changi International Airport, Singapore

Singapore’s Changi is a winner.

2. Seoul Incheon International Airport, South Korea

3. Tokyo Haneda International Airport, Japan

4. Taipei Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan

5. Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong

6. Munich International Airport, Germany

7. Helsinki International Airport, Finland

8. Vancouver International Airport, Canada

9. Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia

10. Zurich Kloten International Airport, Switzerland

BEST AIRPORTS IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, 2015

1. Wellington International Airport, New Zealand

2. Adelaide International Airport, Australia

3. Auckland International Airport, New Zealand

4. Brisbane International Airport, Australia

5. Christchurch International Airport, New Zealand

6. Queenstown Airport, New Zealand

7. Sydney International Airport, Australia

8. Melbourne/Tullamarine International Airport, Australia

9. Gold Coast International Airport, Australia

10. Nadi International Airport, Fiji

BEST AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD FOR SLEEPING

1. Singapore Changi International Airport, Singapore

Time for a kip at Changi International Airport.

2. Seoul Incheon International Airport, South Korea

3. Helsinki International Airport, Finland

It’s so comfy and bright at Helsinki International Airport.

4. Munich International Airport, Germany

Chilling out at Munich Airport.

5. Vienna International Airport, Austria

6. Porto Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport, Portugal

7. Tokyo Haneda International Airport, Japan

8. Tallinn International Airport, Estonia

9. Stockholm Arlanda International Airport, Sweden

10. Taipei Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan